My Foray into My Midwestern Roots

Observations about Family Tree Maker 2011

My fellow geneablogger, Randy Seaver, of Genea-Musings has written several wonderful articles on Sources in Family Tree Maker 2011. The information has been very informative and has helped me immensely! Thanks, Randy!

I’m hoping that he or someone else can help me with a few other tidbits related to FTM 2011:

In previous versions I could filter the individual list by women’s married name. This really helps when I’m on Find a Grave and come across a transcription. Sometimes it doesn’t list the maiden name of the woman, so in FTM 2011, I’m left to scan through several of the males to see if the wife has the same name as the person I found. The previous way, I could find the woman more easily. So my question – how do I filter by married name? Or is this even possible in FTM 2011?

Okay – maybe that’s the extent of my observations right now! I had wondered about the medical information and cause of death that I had entered in a previous version, but I’ve located that information as it shows up under the individual facts.